NORTH AMERICA–The 2018 NYC Licensing Summit will open with an in-depth look at retail from one of the world’s top retail analysts, Dana Telsey, setting the stage for one of the major themes of the event.

EUROPE- U.K. retailing group Sports Direct International has taken a 26 percent stake in beleaguered U.K. video game retailer GAME, in a move designed to give the traditional sports retailer a foothold in the growing eSports segment.

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners has entered into a merger agreement in which investment funds managed by Sycamore will acquire Staples in a transaction that values the U.S. office supply retailer at approximately $6.9 billion.

EUROPE- U.K. retailing group Sports Direct International has taken a 26 percent stake in beleaguered U.K. video game retailer GAME, in a move designed to give the traditional sports retailer a foothold in the growing eSports segment.

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners has entered into a merger agreement in which investment funds managed by Sycamore will acquire Staples in a transaction that values the U.S. office supply retailer at approximately $6.9 billion.

NORTH AMERICA–The 2018 NYC Licensing Summit will open with an in-depth look at retail from one of the world’s top retail analysts, Dana Telsey, setting the stage for one of the major themes of the event.